Cross-cultural forager myth transmission rules: Implications for the emergence of cumulative culture
Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. Online only • Elsevier • • Published In • Pages: 1-18 •
By Sugiyama, Michelle Scalise, Reilly, Kieran J.
Hypothesis
Myth-telling rules will mandate that myths are told to multiple individuals from multiple generations.
Note
This was proxied by variables related to audience demographics and socio-ecological contexts of the myth telling. 53 societies out of 80 had rules related to context (66.3%), and 56 out of 80 had rules related to audience (70%).
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptive Statistics | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Audience demographics of myth-telling | Dependent | Verbal Arts, Mythology |
| Context of myth-telling | Dependent | Verbal Arts, Mythology |